WORDS THAT BREATHE

How wonderful to gather together for a wonderful start of Jewish New Year 5784, abound with simchas and blessings, with hopes and dreams....

It was Yom Kippur, 1944, toward the end of the Nazi reign of terror. But the Jews imprisoned in the Auschwitz-Birkenau Death Camp, most...

Opening the ark on Rosh Hashana morning last week were Lynn Klinenberg, her daughter Susan Glick and her daughter-in-law Ellen...

Also known as:Rejecting Tribalism, Embracing Discomfort

During Kol Nidre, we began a three-part conversation about God. (View it in theKol Nidre service at OramiLIVE.com ). In Part One, which I...

A man takes his dog to a veteranarian, saying, “Doc, my dog has a problem.” The vet replies, “So what’s the problem.” “First you gotta...

This summer, amid the turmoil, I realized it was time to finally have that conversation I had been putting off. With all that has...

Ah, silver linings: those deliciously meaningful moments that make sheltering at home manageable and sometimes even inspirational. No...

I feel this sense of deja vu as we began to cancel plans and hunker down. Yes, the coronavirus-compelled communal self-quarantine...

I am filled with overflowing love and appreciation for the kindness that this community has showered upon my wife Michelle and me and our...

When I was in college, during the study week before finals, you would find me either in the computer room writing papers, or in the game...